November 12th 2026 The Summit thermostat housing is a close fit for the nailhead, not perfect but, I think, workable. It's for a Chevy v-eight and it's taller than the nailhead thermostat housing. Came with 3/8" socket bolts. I had to order 5/16" stainless socket bolts. Vinces427bb at superchargerforums.com pointed me in the direction of a 1967-1968 Camaro Z28 & Corvette Thermostat Housing Water Neck which might be a better fit than the Summit thermostat housing. Found one on eBay Motors and took 'nother gamble and bought it. We'll see when it gets here. It would have to be installed backwards and exit on the driver side but it's much lower and closer to the early sixties look I'm trying to achieve.
https://www.laroke.com/larryk4674/2026/ds111226am.jpgThe Vertex Magneto Universal 8mm Tinned Copper Wire Pro Spark Plug Wire Set arrived from Pertronix. Marked clothespins 1 thru 8 and clipped them to the plug wires. Installed wires 1, 3, 5 and 7 on the passenger side plugs and installed the Eelco Weiand spark plug cover. Did the same on the driver side with wires 2,4,6 and 8. The nailhead firing order is 1-2-7-8-4-5-6-3. The wires were cut and mocked up in that order. Beer of the day is Peak Organic Brewing Company's Happy Hour, A Crushable Pilsner. Background music was The Who Thirty Years of Maximum R & B box set.
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